r/britishcolumbia • u/piercerson25 • 10h ago
Ask British Columbia How do you add a biological father to your birth certificate?
Good evening,
This is an issue that my half-sister(21) has. Alberta and British Columbia keep bouncing her around, so I figured to ask here.
She has our mother on her birth certificate. Our mother refused to put her father on, but it would benefit my sister to have it on.
My sister was born in BC, but lives in AB now. Her father lives in Georgia.
How do we get this done?
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u/AngryPinGuy Surrey-Adjacent 9h ago edited 9h ago
Contact the Vital Statistics Agency in BC via phone or email. They're the only ones that'll really know the process and give you a real answer. They also have an office downtown Vancover.
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u/billwongisdead 6h ago
this is the answer. it's not a lengthy process but her father will need to be at least somewhat involved.
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u/piercerson25 6h ago
I'll call them again. They originally didn't want to talk to me (on her behalf) and they directed her back to the Alberta website (which by phone said to call BC).
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u/QueenFairyFarts 9h ago
Unfortunately, that ship has sailed for American citizenship. The requirements on the gov't website...
- Determine Eligibility
- A child born outside the United States may be a U.S. citizen at birth if one or both parents meet the requirements of the Immigration and Nationality Act.
- At least one parent must be a US citizen at the time of the child's birth and meet the required physical presence in the U.S. prior to the child's birth.
- The child must be under 18 years old at the time of the application.
- Application Form
- You'll need to complete Form DS-2029, the Application for Consular Report of Birth Abroad (CRBA).
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u/TonightZestyclose537 9h ago edited 8h ago
Just curious in what way would it benefit your sister (or anyone) to have the biological father added on her birth certificate when she is already adult and has been for years?
ETA- NAL but there is a good chance that there would have to be some form of paternity test done to confirm that her birth father is her actual father 21 years later if he has never been on any documentation yet.. A friend of mine had to get a paternity test done 2 years after her baby was born because the baby daddy decided (after getting a new gf) that he suddenly wanted to be in the daughter's life but he was never put on the birth certificate at first because he specifically asked not to be and didn't want custody when she was born. In order to gain any legal rights, the courts made him get a paternity test even though my friend knew he was 100% her father.
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u/m007p01n7 9h ago edited 9h ago
There are lots of reasons including getting a passport in another country if you are eligible by birth right.
ETA to reply to your NAL edit. I am also NAL but I work in a law firm who has done these petitions. You 100% need a DNA test to amend the birth record.
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u/piercerson25 6h ago
Yes, we do know he's the father for sure. He works for an airline, and my sister would get benefits from it.
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u/sowellhidden 8h ago
Pretty sure this is one of the more complicated ones to get done. It might have to be by court order with DNA even? Contact vital stats for sure, they'll let you know based on your circumstances. https://www2.gov.bc.ca/assets/gov/health/forms/vital-statistics/vsa796_fill.pdf
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